Having worked my way through the annual back-slapping awards ceremony that is the
BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday night, one thing above all else struck me. What's that you ask? Well, where the hell was June Brown's award?
Despite being nominated (and thought to be a shoo-in) for her incredibly moving monologue episode of EastEnders, the artist also known as Dot Branning (nee Cotton) was passed over for the Best Actress award in favour of Anna Maxwell Martin's role in Poppy Shakespeare. Now while Ms Martin was indeed rather excellent in her portrayal of a young woman with mental health issues, I really think that the award should have gone to June. An actress who has consistently acted her socks off during her long tenure in Albert Square, it's high time she got the recognition she deserved - particularly after her astonishing one-woman performance in last year's episode.
Check out the clip from the episode in question and let me know if you agree... click here.
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